BCO Beginning Segment for Procurement Notices

To indicate the beginning of the Procurement Notices Transaction Set and transmit identifying numbers and dates

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

353

Transaction Set Purpose Code

Identifier (ID)

Mandatory

2

2

1

Code identifying purpose of transaction set

Codes (76)

02

586

Request for Quote Reference Number

String (AN)

Optional

1

45

1

Number assigned by the purchaser to identify his request for quote

03

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

8

8

1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCO03 is the date to be used for reference purposes in an RFQ and a response to RFQ.

04

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Optional

1

80

1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

BCO04 is the contract number.

05

846

Contract Status Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code specifying the current status of the contract

Codes (39)

06

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

8

8

1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCO06 is the contract beginning date.

07

373

Date

Date (DT)

Optional

8

8

1

Date expressed as CCYYMMDD where CC represents the first two digits of the calendar year

BCO07 is the contract expiration date.

08

587

Acknowledgment Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code specifying the type of acknowledgment

Codes (15)

09

128

Reference Identification Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

3

1

Code identifying the Reference Identification

P0910: If either BCO-09 or BCO-10 is present, then the other is required

Codes (1904)

10

127

Reference Identification

String (AN)

Conditional

1

80

1

Reference information as defined for a particular Transaction Set or as specified by the Reference Identification Qualifier

11

640

Transaction Type Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

2

2

1

Code specifying the type of transaction

Codes (551)

12

306

Action Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

2

1

Code indicating type of action

Codes (325)